Smolder Runes
Best Smolder runes for LoL Patch 26.1 - Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree with Inspiration secondary (81.3% WR, 0.2% pick rate). Smolder's optimal primary runes are Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Gathering Storm. Secondary tree: Magical Footwear, Jack Of All Trades.
Dragon Practice
Hitting champions with Abilities and killing enemies with Super Scorcher Breath grants a stack of Dragon Practice. Stacks increase the damage of Smolders basic Abilities.
Super Scorcher Breath
Smolder breathes fire on an enemy. As he gains more stacks, this ability becomes more powerful.
Cost:- 25
Cooldown:- 6/
- 5/
- 5/
- 4/
- 4
Range:- 550
Achooo!
Smolder lets out an adorable flaming sneeze that explodes when hitting enemy champions.
Cost:- 50/
- 55/
- 60/
- 65/
- 70
Cooldown:- 14/
- 13/
- 12/
- 11/
- 10
Range:- 1500
Flap, Flap, Flap
Smolder takes flight ignoring terrain and bombarding the lowest health enemy.
Cost:- 65
Cooldown:- 24/
- 22/
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- 16
Range:- 700
MMOOOMMMM!
Smolder calls his mom to breath fire from above, dealing extra damage and slowing enemies in the center of her fire.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 120/
- 110/
- 100
Range:- 4200
- Marksman,
- Mage
Smolder performs best with Arcane Comet as the keystone rune from the Sorcery tree. Smolder's optimal primary runes are Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Gathering Storm. Smolder's secondary rune tree is Inspiration with Magical Footwear, Jack Of All Trades. This rune setup achieves a 81.25% win rate (+29.9% win rate difference) with a 0.2% pick rate across 16 Smolder games.
Primary Tree
Sorcery
Arcane CometDamaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.
Cooldown: 20 - 8s
Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.
Nimbus CloakAfter casting a Summoner Spell, gain a
Increase:
CelerityAll movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain
Gathering StormEvery 10 min gain AP or AD,
10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...
Magical FootwearYou get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.
Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional
Jack Of All TradesFor each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you
Gain 10 or 25 bonus
This alternative Smolder rune build uses Arcane Comet as the keystone from the Sorcery tree. The primary runes are Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Gathering Storm. Smolder's secondary rune tree is Inspiration with Jack Of All Trades, Magical Footwear. This setup achieves a 75.00% win rate (+23.6% win rate difference) with a 0.2% pick rate across 20 games.
Primary Tree
SorceryArcane CometDamaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.
Cooldown: 20 - 8s
Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.
Nimbus CloakAfter casting a Summoner Spell, gain a
Increase:
CelerityAll movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain
Gathering StormEvery 10 min gain AP or AD,
10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...
Jack Of All TradesFor each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you
Gain 10 or 25 bonus
Magical FootwearYou get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.
Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional
Nami
Smolder Runes - Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best Smolder runes in patch 26.1?
The best Smolder runes in patch 26.1 use the Sorcery tree with Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, and Gathering Storm, and the Inspiration tree with Magical Footwear and Jack Of All Trades. This rune setup achieves a 81.3% win rate with a 0.2% pick rate.
What is the win rate for Smolder's best rune page?
Smolder's best rune page has a 81.3% win rate in patch 26.1, which is +29.9% compared to Smolder's average win rate. This rune setup has a 0.2% pick rate among Smolder players.
What keystone should I use on Smolder?
Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree is the best keystone rune for Smolder in patch 26.1. This keystone synergizes well with Smolder's kit and provides a 81.3% win rate.
What is Smolder's primary rune tree?
Smolder's primary rune tree is Sorcery. The optimal Sorcery runes for Smolder are Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, and Gathering Storm, with Arcane Comet being the keystone of choice.
What is Smolder's secondary rune tree?
Smolder's best secondary rune tree is Inspiration. The recommended Inspiration runes are Magical Footwear and Jack Of All Trades, which complement Smolder's Sorcery primary tree.
What are alternative rune setups for Smolder?
An alternative Smolder rune setup uses Arcane Comet from the Sorcery tree. This alternate build may be preferred in certain matchups or playstyles. Check the alternative rune page above for full details including win rate and pick rate.
How popular are Smolder's runes?
Smolder's top rune page has a 0.2% pick rate in patch 26.1. This indicates that 0.2% of Smolder players use the Arcane Comet setup with Sorcery and Inspiration trees.